Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Maldives
Maldives: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.56 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.56 children per women
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
154th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.17 children per women
in 1983
All-time low
1.56 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.56 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Maldives peaked at 6.17 children per women in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.56 children per women, in 2023.
Maldives ranks 154th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Maldives, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.36 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 3.38 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 3.42 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 3.46 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 3.51 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 3.59 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 3.67 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 3.75 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 3.84 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 3.92 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 4.08 children per women | +4.0% |
| 1961 | 4.19 children per women | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 4.33 children per women | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 4.44 children per women | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 4.56 children per women | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 4.68 children per women | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.82 children per women | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 4.97 children per women | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 5.09 children per women | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 5.22 children per women | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 5.36 children per women | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 5.45 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 5.53 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.64 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 5.72 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 5.77 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 5.83 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 5.89 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 5.94 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 6.04 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 6.1 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 6.14 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 6.16 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 6.17 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 6.16 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.13 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 6.1 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 6.03 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 5.94 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 5.8 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 5.6 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 5.32 children per women | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 5.02 children per women | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 4.7 children per women | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 4.37 children per women | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 4.02 children per women | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 3.63 children per women | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 3.29 children per women | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 3.01 children per women | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 2.77 children per women | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 2.58 children per women | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 2.44 children per women | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 2.34 children per women | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.27 children per women | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2 children per women | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.15 children per women | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.16 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.25 children per women | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.33 children per women | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.35 children per women | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.31 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.27 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.22 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.14 children per women | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.06 children per women | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.98 children per women | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.88 children per women | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.78 children per women | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.69 children per women | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.62 children per women | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.58 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.57 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.56 children per women | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.59 children per women | 3.36 children per women | 3.92 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.64 children per women | 4.08 children per women | 5.22 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.72 children per women | 5.36 children per women | 6.04 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.07 children per women | 5.8 children per women | 6.17 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.17 children per women | 2.77 children per women | 5.6 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 children per women | 2.15 children per women | 2.58 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 children per women | 1.62 children per women | 2.31 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 children per women | 1.56 children per women | 1.6 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 151 Brazil 1.58 children per women compare
- 152 Aruba 1.57 children per women compare
- 153 Slovenia 1.57 children per women compare
- 155 Antigua and Barbuda 1.55 children per women compare
- 156 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.55 children per women compare
- 157 Slovakia 1.55 children per women compare
More population data for Maldives
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.378 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 569.91 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1872 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 1,583 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 21,159 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Maldives?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Maldives was 1.56 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 children per women in 1983.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 children per women in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Maldives ranks 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).